Draft Final Report on Air India Crash Expected in October
The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) has announced that a draft of the final report on last year’s Air India Boeing 787 crash will likely be ready by October. The report, which has yet to be made public, should contain the full findings of an investigation that has spanned more than a year.
The AAIB told the Supreme Court in an affidavit that it is currently in the analysis phase of the investigation, which is expected to take around six weeks. The affidavit did not disclose when the report would be released to the public, nor did it reveal any of the crash’s underlying causes.
The fatal accident happened on 12 June 2025 when an Air India Boeing 787–9 Dreamliner on a flight to London lost power seconds after departure from the Ahmedabad airport. The aircraft crashed into a building used for medical‑college accommodation, destroying the structure and killing 19 people on the ground in addition to the 241 passengers and crew on board.
The preliminary report, released in July, indicated that fuel-control switches abruptly moved to the “cut‑off” position, abruptly starving the engines of fuel and causing total power loss. Audio from the cockpit showed one pilot questioning the other about the switch movement, though the pilot responsible for the action was not identified. The ambiguity in the preliminary findings led to intense media debate and calls for an independent investigation.
In the affidavit, the AAIB also noted that it had finished 49 of the 66 required steps for a serious aircraft accident investigation. This included detailed site analysis, wreckage examination, collection of flight‑recorder data, and a review of crew medical and training files. A psychological autopsy of the crew was performed and the psychologist’s final report was received.
The ABIB stated that it has composed a transcript of the cockpit voice recorder, but has not disclosed further information. The April filing from the BBIC indicated that a “media narrative attributing blame to pilots” has made witnesses reluctant to cooperate, a claim that has sparked backlash from pilot associations and the senior pilot’s father.
